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Dawkfan

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So I ended up brewing the Blood Orange Wit recipe from this forum last night and I ended up pitching at 82 degrees. Originally I thought I was at 74 degrees, but the top up water hadn't fully mixed with my wort when I looked at the temperature. I didn't end up killing the yeast as 8 hours later my airlock is going crazy. I got the temperature down to 76 degrees within an hour and it is now fermenting away at 68 degrees. What kind of off flavors/phenols should I expect if any? Thanks
 
I wouldn't be too worried about it. Just wait until bottling/kegging time to see if it tastes good enough to package. My guess is it will be.
 
I would assume that the esters/phenolic/clove flavors would be slightly more pronounced.
 
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